“No Fite - Just Rubs”

My precise wishes for the New Year:

From I Can Has Cheezburger

Peace above all and all the best in 2008.

JG.

The Power and The Glory

Food for thought for this holiday season. Phil Ochs was one of, if not the, best, one of the most perceptive and one of the most vibrant of the 60s protest singers. Virtually all of his lyrics still ring true today. He committed suicide in 1976 in part because he was “no longer relevant.” What a tragic misconception. Phil Ochs is probably more relevant today than ever. To wit:

Phil Ochs - The Power And The Glory

Come and take a walk with me thru this green and growing land

Walk thru the meadows and the mountains and the sand

Walk thru the valleys and the rivers and the plains

Walk thru the sun and walk thru the rain

Here is a land full of power and glory

Beauty that words cannot recall

Oh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom

Her glory shall rest on us all (on us all)

From Colorado, Kansas, and the Carolinas too

Virginia and Alaska, from the old to the new

Texas and Ohio and the California shore

Tell me, who could ask for more?

Yet she’s only as rich as the poorest of her poor

Only as free as the padlocked prison door

Only as strong as our love for this land

Only as tall as we stand

Happy Holidays everyone!

JG.

How Rich Are You?

Probably a lot richer than you thought?

http://globalrichlist.com/

Food for thought.

JG.

On Hiatus

just don’t have the time to put into this right now. back soon.

Today’s Quote - 2007.11.30

“Thanks to TV and for the convenience of TV, you can only be one of two kinds of human beings, either a liberal or a conservative.”

—Kurt Vonnegut

JG.

Today’s Quote - 2007.11.29

“The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.”

—William F. Buckley

JG.

Today’s Quote - 2007.11.28

“Politicians in Washington have forgotten who they’re fighting for. They shouldn’t be fighting for Wall Street – they should be fighting for Main Street”

—John Edwards

JG.

Today’s Quote - 2007.11.27

“When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President - I’m beginning to believe it.”

—Clarence Darrow

JG.

Today’s Quote - 2007.11.26

“Most great nations, at the peak of their economic power, become arrogant and wage great world wars at great cost, wasting vast resources, taking on huge debt, and ultimately burning themselves out.”

—Kevin Phillips

JG.

Unabashedly poached from: Paul B. Farrell at marketwatch.com

Today’s Quote - 2007.11.25

“I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious of traitors.”

—George Herbert Walker Bush

JG.